All is now set and Robert Mugabe will be resigning anytime soon either with his eversharp ballpoint-pen or with his foul-pointed breath, his life. What will now happen from henceforth, glory or gory? This short piece seeks to explore the cause and effect of Robert Mugabe’s imminent exit which could be even this coming beautiful Monday as has been reported in some quarters.
We have a 90 year old leader who has in place a government and cabinet with legitimacy issues because we are the enablers.
 
Mugabe done us a big favour
Ironically due to the sorry mess in which we find ourselves economically, politically and socially, the man may in fact have done us a favour
We are now forced to find those values that sustained us through the liberation war and saw us win independence.
Listening to panelists on Zimnet Radio last night it was heartening to see the gap closing between supporters of different political parties. People reaching out across political floors and apologizing to each other and going further to give each other encouragement and saying: finally I get you, or Zanu PF supporters appealing for a good game from MDC, telling them to beef up on strategy while MDC sells its ability to implement programs.
On the other hand then people are saying we need each other even though we have different political homes but we are Zimbabweans after all.
At this time people are saying we need a good ruling party and we need a strong opposition; MDC getting advice to rid themselves of MT to remain relevant.
Five years ago that would have been hard to imagine. So had Mugabe dropped dead today and not his peer, he would have been a blessing and a curse to Zimbabwe and unwittingly the best blessing for Zimbabwe. His politics of a strongman sustained by patronage and his recent efforts of creating a dictatorial dynasty may have inadvertently spurred genuine nation formation. What an irony, for a man who perfected the colonialists art of divide and rule.
His successor will have to contend with a united Zimbabwe standing up against all the ills of what the Mugabe regime has been about.
 
Prophet Mugabe
So when the old lad shouted: pasi ne Zanu PF in December 2014 his words may have been prophetic.
Whether Mugabe drops dead today or lives another decade either way Zimbabwe stands to benefit from his positive as from his negative input into Zimbabwean politics. Unwittingly he has sown the seeds for the formation of a New Zimbabwe whose patriots have awoken from 35 years of slumber.
Divide and rule, patronage and fear factor turned Zimbabweans into cowards but this has come to an end.
With or without Mugabe Zimbabwe is facing a new dawn all thanks to His Excellency. The nation has every reason to celebrate another birthday for him just around the corner: A milestone both for him and for the New Zimbabwe: a nation state in re-birth.
As the Saudis mourn their dead leader Abdullah, let us  celebrate our living leader! ”Pasi neZanu PF,” Aiwa pamberi!!!